They were also less likely to be marrying for the first time and had shorter courtships before tying the knot-- 18.5 months instead of 42 months.
此外,他們是初婚的幾率較小,而且在結婚前談戀愛的時間也較短,僅為18.5個月,而傳統的談戀愛時間是42個月。
"In many cases, there are real structural forces that encourage the support and use of these technologies," said Alicia Cast, an associate professor of sociology at the university.
艾奧瓦州立大學社會學副教授艾莉西亞 卡斯特說:“在很多情況下,真實存在的‘結構性力量’促進了人們對這些技術的支持和使用!